Module 5 Lao She Teahouse Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Lao She. What do you know about Lao She? What are his most famous books and plays? What’s special about Lao She’s Teahouse?

Lao She’s Teahouse

Lao She’s teahouse

What works of Lao She do you know?

Lao She (1899—1966) born in Beijing go to a Teacher’s School, learn to teach 1924-1929: teach Chinese to the English in London write many plays in his life his most famous work: Teahouse Lao She (1899—1966) one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century

What are the people in the pictures doing?

folk music

acrobatics

the wonderful show

_______________________ Listen and match the headings with the paragraphs. a) Lao She Teahouse b) The story of Teahouse c) Lao She _______________________ b) The story of Teahouse c) Lao She a) Lao She’s Teahouse

× × √ Read and tell right (√) or wrong(×). taught novels Lao She learned to teach Chinese to the English students in London. Lao She wrote many plays, music and short stories. You can enjoy tea, food, Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics and magic shows in the teahouse. taught × novels × √

Read Passage 1 and answer the questions. About the story of Teahouse: 1. When did Lao She write Teahouse? 2. What is the story about? 3. Who is the important person in Teahouse? He wrote Teahouse in 1957. It shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Wang Lifa.

Read Passage 2 and answer the questions. About Lao She: 1. Where was he born? 2. When was he born? 3. What did he do from 1924 to 1929? 4. What was he named? He was born in Beijing. He was born in 1899. He taught Chinese at a college in London. The People’s Artist.

Complete the timeline with information about Lao She. 1957 1924 1918 1913 1899 Wrote Teahouse ________________________________ left home and went to English ________________________________ finished school and became the head teacher of a primary school ________________________________ ________________________________ Went to a teacher’s school born in Beijing ________________________________

Read Passage 3 and answer the questions. About Lao She’s Teahouse: 1. What do customers do in Lao She’s Teahouse? 2. What can you enjoy at Lao She’s Teahouse today? They can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. Beijing Opera, traditional music, or magic shows.

Language points 1. describe describe v. 描写；描述；形容 The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened. 警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。 Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene. 语言难以描述那景色之美丽。 It is very difficult to describe my joy in words. 我的快乐难以用语言来形容。

describe sb. to sth. 向……描述 Can you describe the thief to me? 你能向我描述那个盗贼的特征吗? Could you describe the accident to us? 你能把出事的经过向我们叙述一下吗? describable adj.可记述的；可描写的

2. … and was named “ the People’s Artist”. be named 被誉为, 被命名为 The kid was named after his grandfather. 这孩子是以他祖父的名字命名的。 The strait was named after its discoverer. 这个海峡是以它的发现者命名的。

3. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music, or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. 注意里面的if从句: 如果…… 如： If you come here earlier, you can see the pop star. 如果你来早一点你就能看到歌星了。

4. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.　 give a warm / wonderful welcome to sb.= give sb a warm / wonderful welcome 热情欢迎 give a cold welcome to sb. = give sb a cold welcome欢迎不热烈，比较冷淡。

We gave the pop star a warm welcome yesterday. 昨天明星受到了我们的热情欢迎。 He didn’t know why his fans give him a cold welcome. 他不知道他的粉丝为什么对他比较冷淡。

Writing Complete the table. Teahouse Your favourite play or film Where does the story take place? When does the story take place? What is the story’s main idea? Why is it good? In Beijing It starts at the end of the 19th century and finishes over 50 years later. It tells the changes in Chinese society over 50 years. It shows the lives of common people in China.

Write a passage about your favourite play or film. My favourite film My favourite film is Snow White. I like Snow White. It is a story about “A beautiful princess and seven dwarfs.” The princess is Snow White. She is the fairest of all. So the queen doesn’t like her. She wants to kill her. But seven dwarfs and the prince save her. Seven dwarfs are friendly. The prince is brave. At last, they live with Snow White together. They are happy. What an interesting film! I like it best. How about you?

How to describe a book / film / TV play? When does it take place? Where does it take place? Who is in it? What is the story about? Who is the writer? Why is it good?

Jack loves Rose and dies for her Name Titanic Characters Jack and Rose Time 1912 Place On the ship  Story Jack loves Rose and dies for her Writer James Cameron

Hello, everyone. Come and watch a film. The name is Titanic Hello, everyone! Come and watch a film. The name is Titanic. It’s a story of Jack and Rose. It takes place on a ship in 1912. In the story, Jack loves Rose and dies for her. The writer of the film is James Cameron. It’s really great! Don’t miss it!

Harry Porter and his friends fight with the bad people Name Harry Porter Characters Harry and His friends Time Place Hogwarts School  Story Harry Porter and his friends fight with the bad people Writer J.K. Rowling

Chen Xiang & Er langshen Chen Xiang saves his mom Name Bao Lian Deng Characters Chen Xiang & Er langshen Time Long, long ago Place The Hua Moutain Story Chen Xiang saves his mom Writer Wang Dawei

Homework Remember the words and expressions we learned in class. What is your favorite film / book / TV play? Write an article about it. Surf the Internet to find Lao She’s other books.